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Ableism

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A system that places value on people’s bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normalcy, intelligence and excellence. These constructed ideas of normalcy, intelligence and excellence are deeply rooted in anti-Blackness, eugenics and capitalism. This ...
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Active Learning

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Learning that allows students to be actively engaged in their learning process as opposed to passive learning (such as lecture-based)
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Anti-racist pedagogy

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Anti-racist pedagogy centers faculty and students’ race-awareness, their understanding of personal privilege and facilitates the development of a deep consciousness about how perceptions of race permeate our own and others’ lives. Anti-racist pedagogy necessitates action ...
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CAST

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CAST is a nonprofit education research and development organization that created the Universal Design for Learning framework and UDL Guidelines, now used all over the world to make learning more inclusive. Originally CAST was the Center for Applied Special Technology. ...
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Collaborative Learning

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Using groups of two or more students to share in the learning process.
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Disability

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A life-long or temporary physical, psychological, or mental impairment, including but not limited to visual, speech, mobility, dexterity, and hearing impairments; intellectual disabilities, major depressive disorder, emotional illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, ...
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Disability Justice

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“Disability Justice is the cross-disability (sensory, intellectual, mental health/psychiatric, neurodiversity, physical/mobility, learning, etc.) framework that values access, self-determination, and an expectation of difference. An expectation of difference means that ...
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Implicit Bias

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An unconscious and automatic or habitual association that connects particular groups of people and affects how individuals interact with members of the targeted group.
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Inclusive pedagogy

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A practice of including people across differences and an intentional practice of recognizing and working to mitigate biases that lead to marginalization or exclusion of some people. (Dewsbury, B., & Brame, C. J. (2019). Inclusive teaching. CBE—Life Sciences Education, ...
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Last Updated By: Karen Gaines 01-11-2025

Marginalized

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Placed in a position of little or no importance, influence, or power.
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